Local Cider

[Kill]

Which local farm has the best cider to stock up from on the way?

[Paul ™]

Hecks in Street or Rich's Cider Farm

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I bought 20 litres of local cider to Glastonbury this year. I had one drop of the stuff and had to admit defeat. Nobody I was camped with could deal with the stuff either. I had to leave it behind after, alongside bagged rubbish. It looked not unlike a left over calostomy bag, only was much larger. Just saying don't do what I did, spread your purchases around a number of products and at least some of them are going to be OK. In fact, probably all will, but it's like betting your bollocks on a three legged donkey when you spectacularly get it wrong. It's OK, I'm over it now.

[Paul ™]

Pretty much any cider farm will let u sample the goods before purchase.

[alframsey]

Whenever I would go to my nan's caravan in Brean they had this wonderful cider farm where I would go and do a bit of fishing as well, every time I went I'd bring back gallons and gallons of the stuff. The most beautiful cider I have ever had in my life and I just cannot remember the name; that the only time I got to Somerset now is for Glasto means I can't buy proper cider at any other time of the year, any suggestions? I mean I have had Old Rosie and the like but for me it just isn't quite the same...

[Dog Burger]

One of my friends, who lives in Yeovil, went to visit one of the farms near Pilton selling cider a few years back (not during the festival). He bought this big plastic container of luminous devil's juice, and as he was walking back to the car, turned and asked 'what percentage is it mate?'. The farmer replied 'ooh, anywhere between 8 and 14'!

[alframsey]

One of my friends, who lives in Yeovil, went to visit one of the farms near Pilton selling cider a few years back (not during the festival). He bought this big plastic container of luminous devil's juice, and as he was walking back to the car, turned and asked 'what percentage is it mate?'. The farmer replied 'ooh, anywhere between 8 and 14'!

[JoeyT]

This place is great: http://wilkinscider.com/

I go to the annual wassail they have in January.

I can echo the above post. This is proper cider, the farmer/cider maker has no idea as to the percentage!!

[alframsey]

This place is great: http://wilkinscider.com/

I go to the annual wassail they have in January.

I can echo the above post. This is proper cider, the farmer/cider maker has no idea as to the percentage!!

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Pretty much any cider farm will let u sample the goods before purchase.

[jeffie]

Unfortunately I'd had to make a choice over the internet, so that option wasn't available to me. But, as I said, I'm over it now.

Incidentally, I thought the pint of cider I bought at the Cider Bus this year was also indescribably bad. Odd really, as I've drank a lot of different ciders over the years and always enjoyed them. Just got unlucky I guess.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

We went to the Cider Bus this year to try to find people from here. Didn't find anyone and the cider, sorry, was bloody awful.

[slats]

Seconded Wilkins cider farm.... lovely stuff and Rog is a really nice bloke.

Cant recommend highly enough

[5co77ie]

I recommend 'The Apple Bar' at Glastonbury Festival - you have to find it though, it sold nearly all the spare cider going from every farm around the festival, very reasonable prices too.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Can anyone recommend a site that does a mixed case kind of affair - as I'm into trying different ones? Ideally they'd be local ciders - but not necessarily.

I get all "kid in a sweet shop" over the ales at Beerhawk.com - and this might make a change.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I recommend 'The Apple Bar' at Glastonbury Festival - you have to find it though, it sold nearly all the spare cider going from every farm around the festival, very reasonable prices too.

[LondonTom]

We went to the Cider Bus this year to try to find people from here. Didn't find anyone and the cider, sorry, was bloody awful.

Edited December 18, 2013 by LondonTom

[Dog Burger]

I have to speak up in defence of the cider brandy from the cider bus. Wonderful, brutal rocket juice.

[5co77ie]

I have to speak up in defence of the cider brandy from the cider bus. Wonderful, brutal rocket juice.

[Dog Burger]

I have to agree and goes down lovely mixed with the mead bought from the Pennard stall - though they were rather surprised when I asked for a pint of mead.

[alframsey]

I've not tried the mead.

A pint of hot n spicy cider, chased down with a cider brandy, was a tremendous little livener, though

[russycarps]

I'm not really a fan of warm alcoholic drinks, which I imagine a hot n spicy cider would be, at all. I hate mulled wine as well.

[alframsey]

I'm the same. But I want to like it. It would be ace to to get nicely pissed outside on a cold night with a warm alcoholic drink.

Sadly it's just wrong on every level imaginable.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Hot mulled cider is the best thing ever! You guys are mental.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I'm with the school of thought that warm / hot alcohol is abhorrent. I too would dearly love to like mulled wine but despite repeated bashes at it, just can't get it. I had thought going to the Xmas market in Birmingham might put me in the mood for it. Sadly I was wrong.

Now please form an orderly line to come out with the Birmingham jokes.